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Well, we’re still in Egypt now, having been in and out of the UK twice since the last post. The first time, to give mum a surprise for Christmas. The second, Gran’s 95th birthday. I’m posting today as we’ve just … (read more)

Life was looking slightly difficult out here, with Brexit causing the pound to fail miserably against all other world currencies. The rent was looking slightly painful and good old Stella had climbed to the dizzy heights of 20 LE next … (read more)

Exactly one year and a day to the last time it rained in Hurghada, the gorgeous one and I were lying in bed early evening and heard a rumbling. “That sounds like thunder”. We bounced out of bed and ran … (read more)

What a bloody awful year 2016 has been for the loss of loved musicians and performers. What a bloody awful year for the emergence of hateful, racist, misogynists across the globe. Thankfully we’ve been lucky so far personally, after a … (read more)

Yesterday we celebrated 2 years since my gorgeous wife moved out to Egypt with me. A meal at Stone in the Marina was very much enjoyed, and there’s a new “pirate ship” restaurant appeared. I’d dropped the bike off for … (read more)

Apparently it’s been a year since Corinne and I were relaxing at Secret Garden on the wonderful beach at Otres 2 in SIhanoukville, Cambodia. How time flies. This friendly reminder from Facebook prompted me to check how long it had … (read more)

As we’re basically back to living a normal life and not travelling for a while, the blog can take a different direction. Today I will discuss how to cook a Catherine fish. These little beauties are yellow and have a … (read more)

Corinne’s busy doing Cambodian work so I thought I’d add an update. January is currently turning out a little chilly. With night-time temperatures lower than those in the UK, the blanket and quilt are out and the small electric oil-filled … (read more)

My last missive saw me getting progressively chillier and more frustrated with the rest of the world. It obviously made sense, then, for us to venture out into that world and to head for an even colder country. We arrived … (read more)

We’re here in November … and the temperature’s dropping slightly. 29°C forecast today with a low of 19°C. Brrrr. The sea is just about tolerable to bob around in but we’ve both been suffering from colds and so swimming has … (read more)